Today in Black History: Jazz legend and band leader, Dizzy Gillespie, was born in 1917 in Cheraw, SC. He would become one of the genre's great ambassadors.
The New York Times
Contractors See Weeks of Work on Health Site
Editorial: The National Guard’s Defiance on Civil Rights
Fiscal Crisis Sounds the Charge in G.O.P.’s ‘Civil War’
INTERACTIVE MAP: The Factions in the House of Representatives
Senate Minority Leader Faces Dual Battles in G.O.P.
Making a Stand for Reform at Grambling, and at the N.C.A.A.
Caribbean Nations to Seek Reparations, Putting Price on Damage of Slavery
The Christian Science Monitor
'Best and brightest' techies drafted to fix Obamacare computer glitches
Sen. Ted Cruz breaks political crockery – right and left (+video)
'Kentucky kickback': an issue for Mitch McConnell or just friendly fire?
Republicans acting like Democrats – fighting with themselves
The Star Ledger
East Orange woman whose father impregnated her five times gets $10K education grant
State TAG awards lag tuition hikes for some low-income N.J. students
Former Newark council president Donald Bradley asks for shot as interim mayor
Booker and Menendez form historic duo as first black and Latino senators from the same state
The Detroit Free Press
How Detroit's bankruptcy eligibility trial will unfold
With an appeal in mind, Kwame Kilpatrick couldn't fully apologize, experts say
Napoleon, Duggan trade digs in mayoral debate, outline plans to fight crime
Crime strikes at heart of Detroiters' quality of life
Detroit Baptist leader resigns after announcing she married a woman
Philly.com
Buono: Fierce spirit, overwhelming odds
New complex in N. Phila features long-needed grocery
King of Camden's golden age of hoops dies at 81
Investigators search Philly senator's offices
Penn State star tackles math with ease
Dispel minimum-wage myths
The Washington Post
Experts enlisted to fix glitches in HealthCare.gov
How much did the shutdown cost?
Republicans say little was gained from shutdown
Shutdown’s toll is felt in district of one of its champions
Judge allows Va. voter purge
Maxwell offers six-month plan for Prince George’s schools
Q&A with Howard University’s new interim president
The Chicago Tribune
Illinois health officials brace for flu season
State pension debt no 'crisis,' Senate president says
Eastern Michigan football team remembers slain teammate from Chicago
Ex-Simeon football standout Demarius Reed fatally shot in Michigan
CPS changing its promotion policy
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Turner Construction-led team picked to tackle Cleveland convention hotel for Cuyahoga County
The battle over Ward 10: Cleveland City Councilmen Jeffrey Johnson and Eugene Miller meet for NEOMG endorsement interview
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's '24-hour city' -- mayor shows off downtown's nightlife, amenities on walking tour (VIDEO)
Gov. John Kasich says he's optimistic Medicaid will be expanded in Ohio on Monday
Tuskegee Airman Joseph Burrucker, father and mentor: Obituary
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Dozens of Georgia children die despite state intervention
Workers who cry foul seldom get a day in court
The Los Angeles Times
Brown emerges from bill signings with a strong political hand
Opponents gear up to fight transgender law
Study faults UCLA's handling of faculty's racial bias complaints
Feds launch inquiry into deaths of BART workers
CEO-to-worker pay gap is obscene; want to know how obscene?
USA Today
Hospitals face whole new world under health law
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